Parts of a Story

Characters: Character can be defined as any Setting: The setting of a piece of

person, animal, or figure represented in a literature is the time and place in which
literary work. There are many types of the story takes place.
characters that exist in literature, each with
its own development and function.

Conflict: In literature, a conflict is a literary Theme: The moral, message, or lesson of

element that involves a struggle between two a story.
opposing forces usually a protagonist and an
antagonist.

Plot: Plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main
part of a story. These events relate to each other in a pattern or a sequence.

This is the turning point of the

story. Usually the main character
comes face to face with a
conflict. The main character will
change in some way.
This part of the story

begins to develop the All loose ends of the plot are

conflicts. A building of tied up. The conflicts and

interest or suspense . climax are taken care of.

occurs.

Exposition: Characters are The story comes to a

introduced. Reader also reasonable ending.
learns the setting of the
story. Most importantly, the
conflict is introduced.